Calculate, Schedule, and Improve Operations with Confidence
Turn Planning Theory into Numbers You Can Defend
- Run a simulated monthly S&OP cycle
- Build MPS, ATP, and MRP schedules
- Calculate EOQ, safety stock, and reorder points
- Build a balanced supply chain scorecard
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Learn the Systems Behind Better Supply Plans
● Work through strategy, S&OP, forecasting, master scheduling, MRP, capacity, and production control in one sequence.
● Build forecasting, MPS, MRP, and inventory models in Excel workshops, then reuse them at work.
● Apply purchasing, Lean, metrics, and quality tools that link daily decisions to cost and service.
Teaching Approach
- Concept sessions
- Excel workshops
- Case studies
Schedule Options
- Intensive program
- Part-time sessions
- Weekend or online
Certified Supply Chain Specialist Course Outline
Module | Focus / Topics Covered | Skills / Activities |
Module 1: Strategic Planning and Supply Chain Strategy | Strategic road map: mission, vision, and values; core strategy concepts and generic approaches; identifying a company’s strategy and business model; testing a winning strategy; aligning supply chain strategy with business strategy; operational strategies | Analyze a company’s strategy and define the supply chain strategy that best supports it. |
Module 2: Planning Systems, S&OP and Integrated Business Planning | Factors that drive effective planning; planning overview and common conflicts; the five-step S&OP process and templates; IBP; advanced planning systems; CPFR | Run a simulated monthly S&OP cycle and agree on a consensus plan. |
Module 3: Demand Management and Forecasting | Balancing supply and demand; time series and causal methods; forecast error through MAD, MAPE, bias, and tracking signal; forecasting models in Excel; improving accuracy | Build moving-average, exponential smoothing, and trend forecasts in Excel and compare accuracy. |
Module 4: Master Production Scheduling (MPS) | Objectives of master scheduling; disaggregating the production plan; MPS calculations and product structures; MPS in different production environments; available-to-promise; time fences, zones, and planning horizons | Calculate an MPS and available-to-promise quantities, then respond to a new customer order. |
Module 5: Material Requirements Planning (MRP) | The MRP process and inputs; bill of material concepts and structures; BOM explosion and lead-time offsetting; planning bills and pegging; multi-product calculations; priorities and replanning | Complete a multi-level MRP explosion in Excel for two finished products that share components. |
Module 6: Capacity Planning and Production Control | Resource planning hierarchy and capacity strategy; capacity expansion and timing; rough-cut capacity planning and capacity requirements planning; load reports and profiles; scheduling and sequencing rules; input/output control; theory of constraints | Prepare a work center load profile and apply sequencing rules to a queue of jobs. |
Module 7: Purchasing Strategy and Tools | Creating shareholder value; strategic sourcing and category strategy; Kraljic matrix; learning curves and quantity discount analysis; value analysis and value engineering; process mapping and project management in purchasing. | Position a spend portfolio on the Kraljic matrix and build a category strategy for one strategic item. |
Module 8: Inventory Management | Why hold inventory; holding and ordering costs; EOQ and reorder points; uncertainty and safety stock; policies and segmentation; inventory distribution planning | Calculate EOQ, safety stock, and reorder points in Excel for different service levels. |
Module 9: Warehousing, Logistics and Distribution | Value added by warehousing; consolidation, break-bulk, and cross-docking; layout and WMS; distribution network design; TMS and last-mile delivery; reverse logistics, safety, and distribution metrics | Compare two distribution network options on total cost and service level. |
Module 10: Lean Supply Chain | Lean principles and the eight wastes; value stream mapping; 5S and visual management; kaizen; takt time, leveled scheduling, and kanban; Lean layout | Map the current value stream for a process, calculate takt time, and identify waste. |
Module 11: Supply Chain Metrics, Risk and Quality Management | Measures, metrics, and indices; SCOR performance attributes; linking performance to finance; risk and sustainability measures; total quality management, cost of quality, and Six Sigma; quality tools, QFD, and benchmarking | Build a supply chain scorecard with balanced metrics for reliability, responsiveness, agility, cost, and assets. |
Connect Strategy to the Forecast
Module one links supply chain strategy to business strategy, so you can judge when an efficient chain fits a product and when a responsive one does. Integrated business planning, advanced planning systems, and CPFR then show how teams resolve planning conflicts in practice. Participants run a simulated monthly S&OP cycle and agree on a consensus plan.
Forecasting follows with time series and causal methods. You measure forecast error through MAD, MAPE, bias, and tracking signals, then build moving-average, exponential smoothing, and trend models in Excel and compare how accurate each one is. Those comparisons show you which method deserves a place in your own planning routine.
Schedule Materials and Capacity
Our supply chain specialist courses in Abu Dhabi treat scheduling as a set of calculations you perform yourself. You disaggregate a production plan to item level, calculate an MPS, work out available-to-promise quantities, and set time fences that protect the near-term schedule. Responding to a new customer order shows how those numbers behave under pressure.
MRP then adds bills of material, explosion, lead-time offsetting, and pegging, and you complete a multi-level explosion in Excel for two products that share components. Capacity planning closes the block with rough-cut planning, load profiles, sequencing rules, and the theory of constraints.
Buy, Stock, and Distribute
Purchasing strategy starts with strategic sourcing and category strategy. You position spend on the Kraljic matrix, study learning curves and quantity discounts, and apply value analysis and value engineering to look beyond the unit price.
Inventory management brings EOQ, reorder points, safety stock, and segmentation together, and you calculate them in Excel at different service levels. Warehousing, logistics, and distribution close the block with layout, WMS, TMS, cross-docking, last-mile delivery, and reverse logistics. You also learn that fewer warehouses cut inventory but raise transport costs, and you compare two distribution network options on total cost and service level.
Improve, Measure, and Control Quality
Lean supply chain content covers the eight wastes, 5S, visual management, kaizen, takt time, leveled scheduling, kanban, and Lean layout. You map a current value stream, calculate takt time, and mark where waste hides.
The last module shifts to measurement. You study SCOR performance attributes, connect supply chain results to finance, and review risk and sustainability measures. Total quality management, cost of quality, Six Sigma, the seven basic and seven new quality tools, QFD, and benchmarking follow. The module ends with a balanced scorecard covering reliability, responsiveness, agility, cost, and assets. Measuring a few balanced metrics well keeps attention on what matters.
Practitioner Skills Built Around Calculations
Planners, buyers, and supervisors rely on calculation-based skills every day, and our certified supply chain specialist course in Abu Dhabi builds them module by module. You move through strategy, S&OP, forecasting, master scheduling, MRP, capacity, purchasing, inventory, logistics, Lean, and quality management. Most modules include an Excel workshop, so you leave with working models for forecasting, MPS, MRP, and inventory.
Ready to Lead the Supply Chain Function?
Take the next step in your supply chain career with the Certified Supply Chain Leader Course in Abu Dhabi from Al Manal Training Center and build the strategic, financial, and analytical skills to lead with confidence.
- Advance toward strategy, cost, finance, and analytics once the planning fundamentals feel automatic.
- Carry your Excel forecasting experience into regression and ARIMA models at the Leader level.
- Holders of this level meet the recommended prerequisite for the Leader program.
Designed for People Who Plan, Buy, and Supervise
We recommend Foundation-level knowledge or equivalent supply chain work experience, and participants should be comfortable with basic Excel formulas. That background lets this supply chain specialist certification in Abu Dhabi move quickly into calculations, case studies, and simulations. Concept sessions explain planning and control, Excel workshops cover forecasting, MPS, MRP, and EOQ, and manufacturing and distribution cases bring the numbers to life. The groups below gain the most from that mix.
Supply Chain, Demand, and Production Planners
Sharpen S&OP participation, forecast accuracy, master schedules, and MRP explosions with hands-on models built around the planning tasks you already handle.
Inventory, Warehouse, and Logistics Supervisors
Calculate safety stock, compare distribution network options, and apply Lean tools like value stream mapping, takt time, and kanban to everyday operations.
Buyers and Purchasing Officers
Position spend on the Kraljic matrix, apply learning curves and quantity discount analysis, and build category strategies that treat strategic items differently from routine ones.
Foundation Graduates and Future Managers
Holders of the Foundation level and professionals preparing for supply chain management roles gain the calculation skills and scorecard thinking that management work demands.
Study at a Pace That Suits Your Schedule
Al Manal Training Center is a course and training center in Abu Dhabi that offers this program in four formats.
Intensive Corporate Training
Intensive classes suit corporate teams, while part-time sessions fit working professionals with busy weekdays.
Flexible Weekend & Online Learning
Weekend classes and live online sessions reach professionals with weekday commitments and remote learners.
Comprehensive Learning Materials
All programs include the workbook, slides, Excel models, and case study pack.
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